Mahler: Symphony No. 3: Part II: Mov. 6 - Part 3 of 3

[MusidoraKeller]

Wow ! This is beautiful.....I remember this part was used in The Opening Ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens along with George Seferis' poem "Mythistorema 3". Words can not describe the feeling I had that night.....

[OisirM]

I'm undecided about which symphony ending moves me more. Shostakovich 7 or Mahler 3... I've passed out to both of them because I don't breathe, so I don't disturb the music... it's perfect. There's no other way to describe it.

[VladekMeyer83]

Now THAT is how you end a symphony. :)

[hostajohn1]

Absolutely brilliant.

[JayMaySayHey]

@bc22233 At 1:52 one of them missed a note entirely! Meanwhile, last night I attended Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony's 100th Season opening performance of this Mahler symphony and the SFS presented No. 3 masterfully, with many curtain calls and a long standing ovation--and this was a Wednesday night! What an incredible Symphony; and it was the first time I'd heard it with the "kinder chorus", the soprano, etc. What an evening. Wish I could attend this Saturday's finale!

[llsds1]

AGH! 1:36 sounds just like wagner's elsa... that moving part is so beautiful. i <3 this piece.. i wish i could give mahler a hug :(

[GordonMorrice]

"Music is the answer to the mystery of life."

- Schopenhauer

[Bugleur]

0:46 !!!! 

[limsj6]

“If a composer could say what he had to say in words he would not bother trying to say it in music.

-Gustav Mahler

[bc22233]

I hope the trumpeter from 1:08-1:40 was fired. Shame on him for missing pitches.

[Tokkemon]

@bc22233 If you knew how difficult this symphony was, you wouldn't be saying that.

[bc22233]

@Tokkemon I know exactly how difficult this symphony is, but that is no excuse for missing pitches. These are professional players in a professional orchestra and anything less than perfection shouldn't be tolerated, especially in a group led by Bernstein.

[Buffalufacus]

@bc22233 but this is the beauty of a live performance ... even if you screw up royally it doesnt matter, we're all human... and i'm sure by the end of this beastly long performance, their face had to be falling off anyways... the 2ed symphony is just as long, and if you have not played 60+ mins of a single piece of music in a performance, there is no room to talk

[bc22233]

@Buffalufacus I'm not saying that this performance wasn't good, because it was very good. It's just a shame that that trumpeter hasn't prepared enough to hit those pitches. Maybe you just have low standards and you haven't been exposed to what perfection sounds like.

[Buffalufacus]

@bc22233 oh i have very high standards, as does my orchestra, and conductor. This is a live performance, yes we all have high expectations in rehearsals, but a concert is a concert. I would love to see what you believe is "perfection." Yes it was a great performance, and somebody screwed up. You can't tell me that a mistake makes the person a bad player. Tell that to the CSO Cellest who dropped his bow and had it slide across the ensemble to the first stand violin player during Sibelius 2.

[Buffalufacus]

@bc22233 oh i have very high standards, as does my orchestra, and conductor. This is a live performance, yes we all have high expectations in rehearsals, but a concert is a concert. I would love to see what you believe is "perfection." Yes it was a great performance, and somebody screwed up. You can't tell me that a mistake makes the person a bad player. Tell that to the CSO Cellest who dropped his bow and had it slide across the ensemble to the first stand violin player during Sibelius 2.

[bc22233]

@Buffalufacus No, mistakes don't make someone a bad player. But he should not be playing with this ensemble if he is making multiple fundamental mistakes is his playing as I highlighted.

[nutellaqueenking]

@Tokkemon

True!!!

[Dreamer617]

@Tokkemon i mean, it helps that its the shortest symphony in the classical repertoire too..

[GordonMorrice]

@bc22233 The sum is greater than the parts. Stop Internetting.

[jamesaellis]

and finally T_T

[TheTherese3]

Peter looked on them has children.Tcaikovski is the giant!!

[TheTherese3]

Keep in mind Sebeluis was too mighty for Mahler.

[jgesselberty]

Berstein conducts and Mahler smiles. 

We are privileged to have the genius of both preserved.

[eswakuwaku]

バーンスタインはウイーンフィルをコントロールできてなかった。­何の情熱も迸りもなく、退屈な演奏になってしまう。最後のトラン­ペットとトロンボーンのアンサンブルが命なのに。。。残念だ。

[TheVaccumtube]

@eswakuwaku It is always amusing to find an alternative comment. In this case your opinion is obviously a mere minority on this post.

[MrFrancogianni]

Bellissimo video.....vengono i brividi .... Grazie infinite!!!!!!!

[geosulli]

I think Bernstein is Mahler incarnate.

[Numboss]

@geosulli Funny you said that because I have always thought the same. No-one loved Mahler like Bernstein.

[Raichu234]

longest perfect candance ever. unbelievable emotion!

[SaturnFT]

Kubrick originally planned to use the last part of this movement in the final sequence of 2001 A Space Odissey. Latfer he decided to use Zarathustra again (as in the other parts of the movie).

[VariationsOnNoTheme]

Mahler and Bernstein! Bernstein knows EXACTLY what to do and how to interpret every sincle nuance, AMAZING!!!! This is my FAVORITE Mahler Symphony. Oh, bye and bye, I do believe Mahler had the theme of Mvt. III of Beethoven Streich-Quartett-op. 135 in the back of his mind when he composed this. Not an imitation of course, a source or inspiration, and Beethoven was the pre-dominant composer of the 19th century in the generation before Richard Wagner.

[mrlouis1421]

This adagio along with that of Beethoven's 9th are without doubt the most beautiful in that genre. They both bring tears to my eyes. Bravo, Lenny & the Viennese, thought still love the Horenstein/London Symphony version despite the thin strings & the dated technology. But thank you Lenny & (Bruno) Walter for having resurrected Mahler from possible oblivion.

[CCConservatory]

THANK YOU Tokkemon. Thank you Gustav and Lennie for making this overwhelmingly beautiful gift to us all. (I just wish the audio and video were in synch for this piece -- my computer?) Better enjoyed with eyes closed any way. Bravo!

[MrFrancogianni]

per me è il più grande compositore di musica sinfonica!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[777wallaby777]

the best movement of the third

[animumaurarium]

Simplicity is the final achievement.

[SirGlennGould]

plain. Too slow towards the end.

I preffer Mazel's interpretation

[sponge917]

I downloaded the audio of all 12 parts, stitched them together, and put them on my iPod.

It's 1:33:09 long, too big to fit on a single CD xD

[WWRHorn1]

Bernstein. The best at Mahler. Ever.

[Hailstormand]

For those who criticize so much:

So what if the horns are off? So what if the cymbals are lacking? So what if they're tired? Can you play those instruments? Can you make a wondrous tune? Can you retain their stamina, playing massive works like Mahler's AND still achieve perfection? When you can, upload that on the Youtube then we'll see if you can beat these guys.

[TiaDhm]

@Hailstormand

Plus, this is the longest Mahler's symphony - i agree with you on "criticisms" - that's the way i see it too

tx 4 this post

-T

[asianpianoman]

5:08 Same motive from Mahler 8!

[sandancethekid]

Amazing timpani at the end! I've only heard them so loud in the Horenstein recording!

[mahlermahlermahler1]

I would watch this 10 more times but I'm in Vienna and these Viennese don't like it when people watch lotsa videos online.

[crazycellist973]

The end of this (6:10 ish on) ALWAYS makes me cry!

[sakabon0515]

トランペットが情けない…HiHと言い、Gと言い…

[noxiousanxious]

q agonia caray

[rigcelli]

Qué gran versión nos ofrece Lenny de la tercera de Mahler, con esto no sólo nos demuestra por qué fue uno de lo más importantes directores en su tiempo sino también un gran conocedor de la obra de Mahler. Gracias por publicar esta maravillosa versión.

[iroveashe]

I want to hear all the Mahler Symphonies live, but I'm afraid if I go see this one I'll just blow up at the end.

[mahlermahlermahler1]

Hahaaa. I want to hear them all live and I'm on my way to doing so. I was afraid I'd blow up at the end of this one when I saw it, but somehow I made it.

[iroveashe]

@mahlermahlermahler1 I did get to hear it live not long ago :) Didn't blow up but I suspect that's because I was quite far from the orchestra.

[apickuk]

Yes this is good; but if you want the ultimate Mahler 3, get the 1970 recording of the LSO under Jascha Horenstein while it's still available. I don't work for the company - just letting you know what's best. Try it - you'll hear what I mean.

[DansJets]

What a great performance, Lenny was one of the best. That finale is stunning.

Puts me on the flight deck of the 744, as we go full thrust on the departure and rotate into the beautiful sky. Thanks again.

[PUOMichael]

Jeez, chill about the out of tune brass. Even the mighty Vienna Phil players can get tired at the end of this monster, and you can see in Lenny's face and manner that he knew they were struggling, and he honed in and tried to transmit confidence. If a few seconds of less than perfect intonation ruin this for you, then you aren't hearing what Mahler is saying. This is a magnificent, searing reading.

[bradpint]

who's calling who a nationalist?? I'm sorry to have insulted your high leveled musical brain.... you hold the truth...... I think berstein has conducted marvelous recordings, but I don't like to see his style of conducting... This is the last comment I'll spend on your brilliant comments.. you must be a a frustrated man!! succes bij de handkarclub en ''t kleèn gruut daar!

[spinoza1111]

@bradpint, give me this "clown" (the clown or wayfarer being close to the Mahler spirit) over that stock fraud Gilbert Kaplan waving his goddamn arms in front of orchestras he's bribed!! You attack Bernstein for being a real man who tried to bring light to this tormented earth and who's sweating tears of blood up there! His support for the Black Panthers? The Black Panthers were right! You shouldn't be even listening to Mahler!

[Tokkemon]

@spinoza1111 Dude, chill or I'm removing your comments. Might even block you if you push it.

[spinoza1111]

@Tokkemon I ain't gonna chill. Why is it always somehow OK for someone to insult someone out of the blue (here, Bernstein and USA classical musicians) but if we defend another verbally, we're disruptive? Isn't this a rather subtle form of thought control?

[loganswell]

@Tokkemon He's a fool and an ignoramous.... even the grammar is poor. I have no idea what his likes are doing in such a cultured area of YouTube. Thank you so much for allowing me the incredible pleasure of listening and watching genius conduct genius.... there are few other words to describe.

[loganswell]

@Tokkemon He's a fool and an ignoramous.... even the grammar is poor. I have no idea what his likes are doing in such a cultured area of YouTube. Thank you so much for allowing me the incredible pleasure of listening and watching genius conduct genius.... there are few other words to describe.

[spinoza1111]

The fact is that Mahler almost didn't make it to the Directorship of the Vienna Philharmonic owing to anti-Semitism, and such was the administrivia Mahler faced he could not find time to compose! Music had "matured", or decayed, into institutional structures of bourgeois pretension and Mahler didn't pander. This epiphany is "out of tune" for the same reason Biber is "out of tune". We cannot escape der Jammer der Erde even when we overcome it in part.

[spinoza1111]

@bradpint, this AIN'T the World Cup, homeboy, and you can take your USA hatred and shove it. 

[bradpint]

It's pretty out off tune and Bernstein is really a clown!!!! This is European music!!!!! I prefer to see Bernard Haitink!

[spinoza1111]

@bradpint You can't be troubled to proofread ("out off tune") and you turn beauty into racial hatred. Nice shot.

[spinoza1111]

@bradpint If there's anything I can't STAND, it's some half-educated, overtrained and moronized little twit of a second-fiddle provinical "classical musician" spreading nationalism and hatred here in the peanut gallery of You Tube, you dig me, pal? Mahler probably INTENDED the brass to play out of tune, since his music was the last gasp of European tonality aside from the overrated Sibelius or Hindemith, or that disobliging old gentlemen we all still love, Richard Strauss.

[777wallaby777]

@bradpint

music is universal ;)

[jgesselberty]

Nonthing like Bernstein's Mahler.

One of the few conductors that really understands this symphony.

[RenwickSchofield]

The End... and it is glorious!

[CkRo]

Quality of the recording not good. Trumpet section off tune. Salonen LA Phil and Berstein NY Phil much better. I wish I wasn't so critical, but when you expect perfection and don't get it...well....

[creamcheeseandonions]

@CkRo

You obvious know little about music.

[dga471]

@creamcheeseandonions I don't necessarily agree with the Salonen liking part, but the less than perfection is particularly apt. There's a disgusting glissando at 5:01-5:04. The higher brass section is rather out of tune. For example, it's particularly evident in the climax, 5:13 onwards. Perhaps, this guy may "know little about music", but he certainly knows something about intonation. And I also do think the recording quality isn't that great - just adequate, but far from excellent.

[spinoza1111]

@dga471 Well, I do not know whether this was Mahler's intention, but didn't Biber want his violinist to play "scordatura"? Certainly, I've heard a lot of Bernstein and he NEVER allows the orchestra to play Beethoven out of tune. I'd be surprised if he did so here, and I think Mahler intended for the brass to express less a triumph (where "triumph" music became the music of the Third Reich thereafter) than some ordinary slob, some wayfarer, making it through another day.

[dga471]

@creamcheeseandonions The funny intonation has not much to do with VPO's, Bernstein's, or of course Mahler's greatness. They might just have had an off day. Brass sections slightly out of tune with the strings are not uncommon - amateur orchestras do it all the time, professional occasionally, but still - especially some particularly problematic passages. It's still OK, as long as the brass is still in tune within itself, and not in total chaos.

[Pavamingo]

to be honest: i think this is terrible!! ok, it's an old recording, the sound quality is fairly low.. BUT: the orchestra ist permanently out of tune from the very beginning, the trumpet soli are out of tune and in no way homogenous, the big cymbal clash is too early,.. i don't know! i don't like it!

[mahlermahlermahler1]

18 seconds that chord was held for. 18.

[mahlermahlermahler1]

Fantastic, but I'm not sure I've ever heard Vienna's trumpet section crack so many notes in a one-minute span (the big trumpet soli in the beginning).

[chumanho]

I used to like Mahler, but now I'm a believer!

Also, I now understand his decision of omitting the 7th mov. An ending with "Das himmlische Leben" can't be nearly as good!

[EDGJZConglomerate]

@chumanho However, Das himmlische Leben ended up working fine for the end of the fourth.

[Shota871]

Single most beautiful, most uplifting, most subliminal piece in history of Classical music, if not of all music. "What Love Tells Me" is indeed an anthem for humanity and the entire cosmos... every manifestation of God/Love.

[alexpjp]

@Shota871 let's not forget the finale of Sibelius's 5th and 6th... and of Nielsen's 4th!

[TheVaccumtube]

@Shota871  YES, EVERY WORDS OF UR COMMENT IS CORRECT MY FRIEND. : )

[isabelpedromartim]

human ability at its absolute best

[GusMahler8]

What God Tells Me.

[lezandavisser]

Leonard bernstein...the Master.

[espinaca79]

My God. What a version!!!! L. Bernstein certainly knew what he was doing.! Thank you!!!! This broght me down to tears.

[TheVaccumtube]

@espinaca79 YES, BERNSTEIN GAVE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE IN THIS PARTICULAR CONCERT IN 1972... HIS READING OF THE SCORE IS VERY ACCURATE, ABLE TO CAPTURE THE ESSENCE OF THIS GREAT PIECE OF MUSIC, THE ATMOSPHERE IN THE HALL IS INTOXICATING. A GREAT DOCUMENTATION OF HIS ART TO BE REMEMBERED, I HIGHLY VALUE THIS VIDEO.